Thousands of travellers around the world are stranded at airports, hotels and other accommodations, even as the airspaces over the Middle East continue to remain closed for three days in a row.

According to flight tracking website FlightAware, the status as on Tuesday revealed the cancellation of over 3,000 flights with over 18,000 flights being delayed across the world.

Dubai International Airport has seen the most number of flight cancellations.

Indian and international carriers have asked their passengers to not go to the airports unless notified.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation is continuously coordinating with airlines, airport operators and regulatory authorities, besides the Ministry of External Affairs, to resume services in a phased manner.

IndiGo has been coordinating with the Consul General of India in Jeddah for passenger facilitation, while operating four dedicated flights from Jeddah to Mumbai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

Akasa Air has also started operating select flights to and from Jeddah.

However, Air India extended its temporary suspension of all its flights, despite resuming its scheduled operations to other destinations such as the US, the UK, Canada, and Europe.

At a high-level meeting chaired by Minister of Civil Aviation Rammohan Naidu, Civil Aviation secretary Samir Kumar Sinha reviewed the situation with other senior officials.

Foreign aviation authorities and Indian missions abroad are actively coordinating with India to ensure the safety of stranded passengers, and their orderly movement.

All airlines have been requested to maintain transparency with passengers concerning operations, refunds, and rescheduling of flights. – editor@nrifocus.com